Posted . “Why did no one see it coming?” was the disarmingly blunt question asked by Queen Elizabeth in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. A number of economists (some with greater reliance on hindsight than others) claimed that there had been “worrying developments” in finance and the global economy for a long time prior to the crisis. More...
L’Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (Insee) publie une étude « la crise économique de 2008 a accentué les inégalités de retour à l’emploi » dans le Grand-Est. En effet, la crise a généré de nombreuses suppressions d’emplois et le caractère industriel de la région a accentué ce phénomène. L’étude montre notamment qu’avec la crise le profil des demandeurs d'emploi se modifie. Plus...
Fixing the broken market in part-time study: Open University says part-time students ‘learning while earning’ need direct funding
Separate and direct funding for part-time higher education students and providers to reduce the cost of study in England is essential if the UK Government is serious about developing the skills the country needs, argues Peter Horrocks, Vice-Chancellor of The Open University, in a report published on the website of the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI). More...
Sagar Mondal had a peculiar habit of propping up a bedsheet on a rope and cordoning himself off in a room he shared with two others in the boys hostel of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata. More...
The number of first-year students who disclose a mental health problem has risen five-fold in the past decade. We talk to the experts trying to help. More...
It’s rare to find an issue that unites both sides of politics, employers and trade unions, yet these unlikely allies have all claimed there is an apprenticeships “crisis”. More...
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Even as GAO and others say department needs to do more to monitor institutions for financial risks, department doesn't plan changes. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. About that peer-review crisis … There isn’t one, at least in terms of quantity, according to a new study of article submissions and reviews completed in the social sciences. But those who write many papers might not be reviewing their fair share. More...
By Jenny J Lee. A warning bell went off this past week when the Institute of International Education Open Doors reported a 3% decrease in new international students at American universities and colleges during 2016-17. While seemingly insignificant, this was the first drop since the IIE Open Doors has reported new enrolments over the past 12 years. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
